The Water’s Edge

I sat on the stage in the empty sanctuary. It was late at night. I remembered the first conversation I had—a decade or so ago—inviting a man to be the first person to join the launch team for a church…

I met another pastor this week. She is from Pennsylvania. I told her a little bit out The Water’s Edge. She asked me what makes our church work. I knew right away what it wasn’t. It’s not the handsome, winsome…

I was creating a list of people who no longer attend The Water’s Edge or people who have never attended The Water’s Edge. The list ended up with a couple dozen names. They all have something in common—all were investors…

I didn’t preach last Sunday. I like to have those Sundays occasionally. It gives everybody the opportunity to hear other voices. We have some great speakers on the staff and in our church! It gives me a few more hours…

I got to experience things in 2016 that I never have before. Being a comedian for a week, finishing Prayers from The Water’s Edge, meeting family in Norway, and having an extended time of rest. The sabbatical was such a…

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On the Future of Methodism

I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in Europe or America. But I am afraid lest they should only exist as a dead sect, having the form of religion without the power. And this undoubtedly will be the case unless they hold fast both the doctrine, spirit, and discipline with which they first set out. -John Wesley